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<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">The current media vogue is to construe racism as something neo-Nazis, skinheads, or other marginal bigots do. This absolves the rest of us from taking responsibility not just for individual acts of discrimination and bias on a daily basis, but also for the ways in which white supremacy reinforces and guarantees white skin privilege. Racism in the US is not primarily about individual acts of ill will. One can be benign, neutral, open, accepting, and friendly to people of color and still be participating in the perpetuation of racism in this country merely by not actively working against racial hierarchies.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tricycle.com/blog/racism-smile" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/racism-smile#commentsactivismPoliticsraceracismTricycle RetreatsCommunitySocial JusticeMon, 19 Aug 2013 07:00:00 +0000Joanna Piacenza44258 at http://www.tricycle.comRace in the Sangha: Taking the Path Togetherhttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/race-sangha-taking-path-together
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<!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-size: 13px;">I</span><span style="font-size: 13px;">n 1992 I was visiting a Buddhist friend, and saw a copy of </span><i style="font-size: 13px;">Beneath a Single Moon: Buddhism in Contemporary American Poetry</i><span style="font-size: 13px;"> (Shambhala Publications, 1991) sitting on the table. Intrigued, I picked it up and scanned the table of contents to see which American poets had been selected for inclusion in the anthology’s 358 pages. I remember dropping the book as though it had burnt me. It was an instinctive response, something I didn’t even think about or try to explain to myself at the time. After that I just purposefully forgot the book even existed.</span></p>
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<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/retreats/SegyuRinpoche.png" alt="Segyu Rinpoche" width="150" height="179" style="float: right; margin: 7px;">We are happy to announce that from now on, all of our online, four-week retreats will have downloadable transcripts for the hearing impaired.</p>
<p>The transcripts for our current retreat with Segyu Rinpoche, and for all retreats in the future, can be found under "Supplementary Materials," on the right hand side of each retreat teaching page. We are also in the process of transcribing our retreat archives.&nbsp;</p>
<p>If you are a Tricycle Supporting or Sustaining Member, you can watch Segyu Rinpoche's retreat, "Awakening the Mind: A Journey for Contemporary Life," <a target="_self" href="http://www.tricycle.com/online-retreats/awakening-mind-journey-contemporary-life-0">here</a>. Not a Supporting or Sustaining Member? Upgrade your account <a target="_self" href="/join">here</a>.</p>
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http://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-downloadable-transcripts-tricycle-online-retreats#commentsBuddhist TeachingsGeneralNewsTricycle CommunityTricycle RetreatsFri, 22 Mar 2013 17:09:05 +0000Emma Varvaloucas43650 at http://www.tricycle.comCultivating Compassion: Third Week of Segyu Rinpoche's Retreathttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/cultivating-compassion-third-week-segyu-rinpoches-retreat
<!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">In this week's&nbsp;online retreat teaching,&nbsp;</span><b style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Cultivating Compassion</b><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">, Segyu Rinpoche discusses the&nbsp;development&nbsp;of compassion and warns of the harmful pitfalls that often stem from our desire to help others.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tricycle.com/blog/cultivating-compassion-third-week-segyu-rinpoches-retreat" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/cultivating-compassion-third-week-segyu-rinpoches-retreat#commentsTricycle RetreatsCompassionMon, 18 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000Andrew Gladstone43608 at http://www.tricycle.comMeditation Month, Day 21: Acknowledging Angerhttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/meditation-month-day-21-acknowledging-anger
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/blog/anger.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 7px;" height="344" width="300">It was only a few years ago that I realized just how angry I was. I had been immersed in Buddhist practice for some time, but was in the habit of glossing over the token “Anger” chapter in Buddhist practice literature. In Tricycle’s “Dealing with Anger”-type articles I would maybe read the pull quotes and move on to the next piece. I would acknowledge a point well made, but operated under the entrenched assumption that it didn’t really apply to me, or that if it did, it wasn’t the main area I needed to focus on; there were other qualities and realizations and mental states that required development and my immediate, unwavering attention.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tricycle.com/blog/meditation-month-day-21-acknowledging-anger" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/meditation-month-day-21-acknowledging-anger#commentsBooksBuddhismMeditationMindfulnessTricycleTricycle CommunityTricycle RetreatsVipassanaThu, 21 Feb 2013 17:08:01 +0000Alex Caring-Lobel43519 at http://www.tricycle.comA New Buddhist Story: Week Three of David Loy's Retreathttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-buddhist-story-week-three-david-loys-retreat
<!--paging_filter--><p>In this third week of David Loy's retreat, he delves further into the notion of a collective self, suggesting that in order to strive for a "collective awakening," we as a species need to reconsider our current "story," or our prevailing perception of ourselves and where we come from.</p>
<p>Taking us through various historical points of view on&nbsp;"the Story,"&nbsp;from theistic narratives to the more recent scientific narratives, Loy closely examines the Western conception of evolutionary theory&nbsp;and offers ways that Buddhism can reinterpret evolution. Instead of understanding evolution as a naturally competitive force of nature,&nbsp;we can look at it&nbsp;as an&nbsp;intrinsically&nbsp;self-creative process.&nbsp;Loy&nbsp;finishes by&nbsp;suggesting that&nbsp;we can view it as a macrocosm of our own consciousness—essentially as the process by which the universe awakens to itself.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-buddhist-story-week-three-david-loys-retreat" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-buddhist-story-week-three-david-loys-retreat#commentsEnvironmentScienceTricycle RetreatsMon, 17 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000Andrew Gladstone43210 at http://www.tricycle.comHome Funeral Practices for Buddhists: Final Week of Caroline Yongue's Retreathttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/home-funeral-practices-buddhists-final-week-caroline-yongues-retreat
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;; color: #444444;">This week begins "Home Funeral Practices for Buddhists," the final week of Caroline Yongue's retreat on preparing for death. In this last installment, Caroline walks us through the procedures of a home funeral, staging the readings and practices in a mock demonstration. &nbsp;</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tricycle.com/blog/home-funeral-practices-buddhists-final-week-caroline-yongues-retreat" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/home-funeral-practices-buddhists-final-week-caroline-yongues-retreat#commentsBuddhist TeachingsTibetan BuddhismTricycle RetreatsMon, 26 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000Andrew Gladstone43146 at http://www.tricycle.comDo Not Waste Time: Week Three of Caroline Yongue's Retreathttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/do-not-waste-time-week-three-caroline-yongues-retreat
<!--paging_filter--><p>This week begins "Do Not Waste Time," the third week of Caroline Yongue's retreat on preparing for death. In this third installment, Caroline advises us on how to eliminate distractions from our daily routines, how to create new habits to live more meritoriously, and walks us through the Essential Phowa Practice and the Dissolution of the Elements instruction.</p>
<p>"When we are in the Bardo of Becoming, we are not guaranteed another human birth. Do not waste this precious human life. Live a meritorious life. This is our rare opportunity to practice the dharma."</p>
<p>If you are a Tricycle Supporting or Sustaining Member, you can watch this week's retreat <a href="http://www.tricycle.com/online-retreats/how-buddhist-can-prepare-death" target="_self">here</a>. If not, join or upgrade your membership <a href="http://www.tricycle.com/upgrade" target="_self">here</a>.</p>
<p>Check out the preview of this week's retreat below:</p>
http://www.tricycle.com/blog/do-not-waste-time-week-three-caroline-yongues-retreat#commentsBuddhist TeachingsTibetan BuddhismTricycle RetreatsMon, 19 Nov 2012 19:01:56 +0000Andrew Gladstone43127 at http://www.tricycle.comConveying Our Wishes: Week 2 of Caroline Yongue's Retreat http://www.tricycle.com/blog/conveying-our-wishes-week-2-caroline-yongues-retreat
<!--paging_filter--><p>This week begins "Conveying Our Wishes," the second week of Caroline Yongue's retreat on preparing for death. In this installment, Yongue enumerates a variety of options for near- and after-death care, and advises us to carefully consider these options. They include choices regarding hospice care, funerary preferences, and organ and tissue donation.</p>
<p>It is best to evaluate these choices now, with our loved ones in mind, and make a plan and act on it when we are still able. This is the best way to ensure that our loved ones will not be harmed or suffer unnecessary anguish when we pass.</p>
<p>If you are a Tricycle Supporting or Sustaining Member, you can watch this week's retreat <a href="http://www.tricycle.com/online-retreats/how-buddhist-can-prepare-death/conveying-our-wishes" target="_blank">here</a>. If not, join or upgrade your membership <a href="http://www.tricycle.com/upgrade">here</a>.</p>
<p>Here's a preview of this week's retreat:</p>
http://www.tricycle.com/blog/conveying-our-wishes-week-2-caroline-yongues-retreat#commentsBuddhist TeachingsHealthTricycle RetreatsZenMon, 12 Nov 2012 15:48:46 +0000Alex Caring-Lobel43100 at http://www.tricycle.comNew Online Retreat: How a Buddhist Can Prepare for Deathhttp://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-online-retreat-how-buddhist-can-prepare-death
<!--paging_filter--><p>We know, we know: death isn't all that much fun to think about. But since when has Buddhism ever shied away from sharing the bad news? So here at Tricycle, we won't either. The truth of the matter is, we're all going to die someday. And as our new retreat leader Caroline Yongue, a Soto Zen minister from North Carolina, puts it, why not prepare for death now, while you are still able to do so?</p>
<p>It's been said in some circles that the Buddha was the ultimate pragmatist. Our November retreat, <b>"How a Buddhist Can Prepare for Death,"</b> is just about as practical as you can get about it. Over the next four weeks, Yongue will share with you her insights about planning for your own death, from phowa practice to preparing advance care directives.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-online-retreat-how-buddhist-can-prepare-death" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/new-online-retreat-how-buddhist-can-prepare-death#commentsBuddhismBuddhist TeachingsTricycle RetreatsTue, 06 Nov 2012 22:20:33 +0000Emma Varvaloucas43046 at http://www.tricycle.com